Bionic Buzz® got to cover MFTFAA Art Event at DreamSpace Art Studio in Los Angeles. Annually hosted by the Neon Queen Lisa Schultz led the art exchange. Despite the 100-degree outside temperature, the artist neon queen Lisa Schultz, Christina Craemer, Marisabel Bazan, Moncho 1929, Darrick Deshaun, JaneDAO and other well-known artists and musicians saKegirlz, Livelihood Bucky P, Bale, Ahh Fresh ‘kru, J Aktive debut together. Our host Virag Vida got to interview Joey Zhou (TV Host, Event Producer, Founder of The Beverly Arts & LABA), Lisa Schulte ( Famous Artist known as “The Neon Queen”) and Jiannan Huang (National First-Class Artist in China.)

Beverly Arts News Network and Beverly Arts Channel interviewed event host Lisa Schultz, Queen of Neon Live, and host Virag Vida asked:

“How does it feel to hear that you have been invited to be a judge for the 2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Award?”

Ms. Schultz first said that she was very pleased to meet Joey Zhou, the founder of LABA International Arts Festival at this event. She is very grateful to the LABA International Arts Festival Organizing Committee for inviting her to participate in this month’s selection. She herself, as the recipient of this year’s LABA Icon Award winner , also feels particularly lucky to receive this award. She will work with other judges to do a good job in the selection of the “2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Award”.

Lisa Schulte is an American artist, also known as “The Neon Queen”, who is best known for her work in expressive neon sculpture. Her work is exhibited at galleries and museums internationally. Schulte started bending neon in the early 1980s, creating custom neon signs and neon prop rentals to the entertainment industry under her Los Angeles-based neon studio, Nights of Neon. In addition to making her own art, Schulte produces custom designs and signage for clients that have included: Showtime, The WB, 20th Century Fox , Paramount, ABC, Nike, CBS, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Gucci, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, YSL, KARMA Automotive, & NBC.

At the event site, Ms. Schultz, and TV host Verage Vida had an international connection with Mr. Jiannan Huang, the first blue-chip artist of the LABA International Art Festival. The host asked:

“Well, Mr. Huang, we know that you have just concluded the press conference of your North American Influence Report, as a blue-chip artist of the LABA 2021-2022 LABA International Arts Festival, as one of the candidates nominated for the ” 2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Global Award”. How does it feel?”

Mr. Huang: “First of all, I am very happy to be one of the candidates for this selection, and I am very grateful to the organizing committee for their support and recognition of my artistic creation.

In addition, I learned that this selection has very strict norms and standards, which is conducive to ensuring the fairness and impartiality of the selection, and is also conducive to better cooperation and exchanges between artists on this platform.

In the end, what I want to say is that it is not important to win or not, but participation is important, because artistic creation cannot be done behind closed doors, it needs to go out boldly, and needs to communicate and collide. I believe that such a high-level selection will definitely stimulate our creative enthusiasm and allow the audience to see more valuable works of art. thanks. “

Jiannan Huang is one of the world’s finest artists, specializing in Chinese ink and oil painting. He is ranked third on the 2020 Hurun China Art List and 19th on the Hurun Global List with sales of $29 million. Jiannan holds several positions – Director of the Chinese Traditional Culture Promotion Association, member of the French National Artists Committee, art consultant for the World Low Carbon Cities Alliance, and France Jiny City Gold Medal Honorary Citizen. He was awarded the title of “Earl” by the Indonesian Royal Family. In 2021 , he was given an honorary membership into the Royal Society of St. George (RSSG), California Branch, and received the RSSG “Master of Arts” Award in 2022

As the founder of “LABA Los Angeles Beverly Arts International Art Festival” and the only Asian in the 10 Organizing Committee, Mr. Joey Zhou also accepted an interview with Virag Vida.

Mr.Zhou said: “First of all, I’m just one of the founders. Our LABA International Arts Festival has more than 10 board members. Like Remy Aron, President of the French Artists Association, Dr. James Daichendt,Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts, and even an Oscar winner. Director Paul Ottoson, Princess Karen Cantrell, Chairman of The Royal Society of St. George CA Branch , Todd Williamson, chairman of the West Hollywood Arts Council, and well-known artist Lisa Schulte like you see today are all members of the organizing committee.”

Second, the “2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Award” is a highly professional selection. Although, the secret ballot we conducted this month was only an on-site invitation to representatives of the main judges. However, the selection rules were formulated by the LABA International Art Festival Jury after careful and strict discussions.

Third, on September 28 last year, our LABA International Arts Festival selected 150 candidates from around the world. In this “2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Award”, the LABA jury will select the list of artists in the world ranking by secret ballot on the spot through specific data and relevant terms.

All secret ballots will be conducted under the supervision of our appointed law firm. Well-known lawyers will also be invited to roll vote on the spot. Finally, the list of the top 10 artists of the “2021-2022 LABA Most Influential and Valuable Artist Award” will be announced to the world on the day of voting.

I hope this is an open, fair and just international arts festival selection event. “

Afterwards, under the leadership of Ms. Schultz, Queen of Neon, Zhou Zheng and Mr. Huang Jiannan, who was far away in Beijing, visited the live activities of “Dream Space Art Studio” and “MFTFAA”.

Connect:
https://www.thebeverlyarts.com/
https://www.instagram.com/theneonqueen/
https://www.lisaschulteneonartist.com
https://nightsofneon.com/

Video produced by Jackie Lewis. Camera and editing by Virag Vida. Additionally editing by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.